Some were covers for gospel records; one featured Bach arias. And another album cover is titled, "The Adventures of Marian Anderson's Cat Snoopy," and is decked with a photo of the diva holding ...

Smithsonian Music interviews Curator Leslie Ureña, of the National Portrait Gallery, about the upcoming exhibition, “One Life: Marian Anderson.” Dr. Leslie Ureña & Kate Stein June 28 ...

Best known for her concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939, opera singer and civil rights pioneer Marian Anderson made history with these five groundbreaking achievements. 1.

She's based in New York City. Sixty years after the March on Washington, a piece of history lives on at Philadelphia's National Marian Anderson Museum. The museum tells the story of Anderson ...

The great contralto broke racial barriers with her magnificent voice and quiet dignity. Marian Anderson was born on Feb. 27, 1897, in Philadelphia. She began singing at the Union Baptist Church at ...

Over the summer, the Sony Classical label released “Marian Anderson ... Said a Mumblin’ Word.” Anderson’s best-known rendition of the song was for an album of spirituals, released in ...

When recently asked about her legacy, Marian Anderson “…hoped to be remembered for my generosity and sincere friendship to others.” In truth, her numerous and genuine friendships were based ...

"Dog Man Star, the album that the image became the sleeve to, was an album of mood swings, an album about disintegration and regret, ambition and failure, both paranoid and romantic, sexual and ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Key events in the life of pioneering contralto Marian Anderson, whose name replaced Verizon on the Philadelphia Orchestra on Wednesday: Feb. 27, 1897 — Born in Philadelphia.

By Javier C. Hernández Marian Anderson, the renowned contralto and civil rights figure who broke racial barriers in the arts and helped pave the way for other Black artists, is being honored in ...

Extensive renovations are complete at the Marian Anderson Historical Society and Museum in the award-winning opera singer's former Philadelphia home. A flood in 2020 devastated the historic ...